6 - the number of gigantic green smoothies I have consumed so far this week. (I think I'm claiming them as my reason for not getting sick.)

8 - The number of days of school Mason has missed this month due to being sick.

3- The days of school Ellorie missed this week.

16- the number of math worksheets completed at my kitchen table last night.

14 - Times I had to get up out of bed last night to help various sick children.

8 - the AVERAGE amount of times I have had to get up out of bed to help various children this week. No exaggeration.

.01 - The number of dinners consumed by children at my house last night. I think Mason took one bite of a noodle.

5- The number of total and complete meltdowns by Averie yesterday. (It's best not to elaborate. Though I will say that the ornery, grumpy, mean, and nasty behavior AFTER the illness is much worse than the actual illness.)

247- The number of times I have washed my hands this week. Thank goodness for cold-processed soap.

19- the number of "sicky" blankets that now need to be washed.

3- boxes of tissues, completely consumed.

1- Made up word, used by Ellorie to describe something very, very big: Hugiamong (Like huge + giant + humongous.) It made me laugh.

My heart goes out to you, I actually got it this time (I havent gotton this sick since before we got married) we are finally on the mend and my house was completely destroyed!! Hope you guys are feeling better too!!!

As horrible as all the information is on this post, I love the way you did it-how fun! Anyway, I am with you on being up about 14 times a night. Lexi is the only one who has been sick, but the fever, headaches, chills and infrequent (thank heavens) barfing has been miserable for her! Hope everyone gets better soon!

Averie brings me her toy with the hair styled in a dramatic comb-over and says, "Look Mom, it's an old man."

Mom - "You guys smell stinky. Time for showers." Mason - "Were not STINKY, we just sort of smell like sweaty pajamas."

Ellorie -" I like to imagine that there are tiny people with swords fighting viruses in my body..."

Mason - "Are you talking about veterinarian's day where they shoot the guns?" (Veteran's Day.)

Averie- "This little piggy went to market, this little piggy went to the hospital to get new glasses..."

Ellorie- "..well, if you are a really good trainer, you could train komodo dragons not to bite you and you could even pet them." Mason- "Ellorie, if you are a good enough trainer, you can even train FIRE ANTS not to bite you."

I was on the phone for WAY too long and Averie came up and said, "Mom, can you say 'bye'?"

Ellorie- "Mason, soccer doesn't start until summer because if it started in spring the soccer balls would all get dirty."

Mason- "Ellorie, prey animals have eyes on the sides of their heads and can see almost all the way around! They eat leaves and berries." Ellorie- "Yeah, and grass too. Zebras eat grass, Mason" Mason- "Yeah, and people are predators because their eyes are in the FRONT of their heads." Ellorie- "Yeah! And because we eat pigs!"

Averie likes the movie Stuart Little, but can never remember the name of the mouse. She calls him "Stupid Little".

Ellorie- "Why is the back of my neck all hot and wet?" Mom- "That's sweat from running around and getting exercise." Ellorie- "If I run backwards will it cool it off?"

Averie- "Momma, momma! Your baby is crying and crying for NO reason!"

Mason came home from school and his clothes had dirty stuff ALL over them. "Mason, what in the world did you get all over your clothes?" Mason- "I don't know! It's not like I was doing anything CRAFTY or anything!"

Ellorie- "Mom, you should ask Santa for a pan for Christmas so you can cook something."

Mason- "Mom, why do I have to brush my teeth after eating only scrambled eggs? There isn't anything bad in them."

Averie- "Mom! I have poop! It's really, really vile!!"

We asked Ellorie if she wanted to be a mom when she grew up. She said, "No WAY!". Mason says to her, "Come ON Ellorie, it's an easy job. You just get to sit around all day and do whatever you want. AND tell Dad to get to work."

Ellorie- "Mason, pretend we are puffles that ate WAY too much candy and now we turned VIOLENT!"

Ellorie- "Ever since school started I feel really stretchy every day." Mom- "What do you mean? Like you are growing?" Ellorie- "No, like I just want to stretch and lay down for a while." Mom- "Oh, you mean tired?" Ellorie- "Yeah."

Averie- "Daddy, you a BAD GIRL!"

Averie (singing)- "Spring has broccoli a nice suuuprize!" (from the song Popcorn Popping on the Apricot tree.)

Averie- Picks up a carrot from her dinner plate and exclaims, "It's our old buddy... MISTER CARROT!!" (Quoted from her favorite movie, "Bolt".)

Averie- "Jumpoline!" (Trampoline)

Mason, playing a video game- "You're SO ROMANTIC!!!" (Upon investigation, he just misunderstood what a character was yelling during a "battle". Not Romantic.)

When Averie needs a little attention she climbs on the kitchen table and yells, "Mom! Averie's on the table!!!"

Ellorie- "Mason, since you've been very good all day, I'm going to tell you about the second best dream I had last night while I was sleeping."

Ellorie- "Mom, why are you making ANOTHER painting? Don't you have enough already???"

Averie, in her most terrified voice-"SHINY! SHINY!" (She abhors reflective floors for fear of slipping and falling. This pretty much includes EVERY store in existence.)

Mason- "Mom, before I can drive I'm going to have to take some driving lessons, because I don't have a CLUE about how to drive a car, except for the steering part of course."

Ellorie- "Mom, wanna know why I love Gramma Gina? Well, I just REALLY REALLY like her, and I like her Pikachu too!"

The family was sitting down having a nice dinner and Averie suddenly stands up, drops a banana slice into her water glass and says, "Yay! It's snowing!"

Averie- "Oh gross, oh gross, oh gross, yuckeeee!" (After taking off her diaper and making a HUGE mess in her crib.)

Ellorie- "I just hicked up!" (hiccuped)

Mason - "Yeah, my mom keeps the clean clothes in the dryer."

Mason- "Averie keeps putting her hardware in my soup!" (silverware)

Ellorie- "Mom! When you opened the door, I thought I smelled grasshoppers outside."

Averie- "Where is Mason? Where is Ellorie?"

Mom- "Ellorie, where did you put that little toy Averie was playing with?" Ellorie- "It's on the couch." Mom- "No, it isn't, I just looked." Ellorie- "No, you have to use big eyes like this and look CAREFULLY!" (Sure enough, there it was.)

Mom- "Ellorie, what flavor of cake do you want for your birthday?" Ellorie- "Ummm, bacon."

Ellorie and Mom were discussing the song "You can be anything", and Mom asked Ellorie what she wants to be when she grows up. Ellorie says without hesitation, "A zebra!!"

Mason was whining that he was tired and laying on the bench in church. I kept telling him to sit up. Averie toddled over to him, patted him on the head, and in a very mocking voice said, "Ooohh, beebee."

Ellorie (praying)- "And thanks for all the bugs outside..."

Averie- "Pooh Pooh! Pooh Pooh!" (Read the Winnie the Pooh book to me.)

Ellorie- "Dad, I wish I was a boy." Dad- "Why?" Ellorie- "Because then I could play Metroid." (A "boy" video game)

Ellorie- "Look Mason, the moon! I want to go to the moon someday." Mason- "Ellorie, it takes three days to get to the moon in a rocket." Ellorie- "Oh."

Mason, loudly, to Ellorie (Who was out of her seat during opening exercises of Primary) -"Ellorie you can NOT run around like this is nursery! Ellorie! Ellorie! You need to stay in your seat!"

Ellorie, several times after opening all her birthday presents- "Mom, I just want some more presents."

Mason- "Ellorie, will you play Bionicles with me?" Ellorie- "Sure Mason, but I get to be the Mom" Mason- There is no Mom and Dad, Ellorie, they aren't people" Ellorie- Well we have to find something to be the Mom and Dad" Mason (Frustrated at this point) "Ellorie there is no Mom and Dad they aren't people" Ellorie - "Then what are they?!" Mason- "They are Bionicles!!!"

Averie- yells, "AHHHH!!" when she is hungry. (Even in the middle of the night.)

Mason--"If I drink too much red Kool-Aid it will come out of my belly button!" (Mason and Ellorie both laugh hysterically.) Ellorie--"That was a really good joke Mason!"

Mason to Brandon's brother Darren, "I have a secret, but you have to promise not to tell anyone, not even your friends. My Dad uses potty words. Sometimes he calls me Mason-POO!"

Ellorie, talking on a toy phone- "Oh Grandma Gina, I'm just so excited to come to your house and play with your toy Pikachu." Mason- "Ellorie, it's not actually Grandma Gina's, it's Kelsey's." Ellorie- "MASON, I'M ON THE PHONE!!"

"Hey Mom, I just look soooo hungry, I really do." - Ellorie, delicately hinting that she wanted a snack.

"Papa, don't do that, that makes me boring!" -Ellorie, when being teased

"Mason, you gotta learn to flush!" -Ellorie

Ellorie-"I really want this." Mason- "I know, you can get it for your birthday." Ellorie- "That's a great idea, Mason!"

"Hey Mom, but..." -Ellorie, before every single thing she said to me today.